Month: November 2008

Awhile back, we reported that Nintendo DS Download Stations across the US (I’ve not heard anything about this happening in Canada– please reply if you know a place!) which were offering two rare BattleCards and the chance to BrotherBand with none other than the original 8-bit hero, Mega Man, in MegaMan Star Force 2. Turns […]

Don’t know if any of you make a habit of checking out Capcom’s Investor Relations website or not, but if you don’t, you may be interested in making an exception this once. The former banner, featuring WarRock/Omega-Xis and Subaru/Geo has now been replaced by the classic stylings of the original Mega/Rockman, straight from his appearance […]

It’s that time again to judge a game while it’s in its prime and determine its success without looking into the long term. According to the Famitsu sales charts, via VGChartz, Ryuusei no Rockman (Mega Man Star Force) 3 sold 65,000 copies its first week of sales, putting it at #3 in nationwide Japanese game […]

According to Play-Asia.com, Capcom will be releasing a Rockman DASH + Rockman DASH 2 Value Pack, both titles for the PSP packaged together, on January 29th. With Play-Asia selling it for $34.90 US, the Japanese price is likely quite inexpensive too. And remember that the PSP is region free, so if you’ve been wanting to […]

Nolife, a French television network for gamers, otaku and geeks, will be celebrating Mega Man’s 20th anniversary with a three hour block of programming on Thursday, November 20th from 9pm to midnight (French time). According to our source, the programming will include: superplay of the classic games, the hidden secrets of the generations of Mega […]

Bear McCreary, composer of music for TV shows such as Eureka, Battlestar Galactica, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles says he’s working with Capcom on a new game, and would love to work on a Mega Man title. According to an entry in his blog, Mega Man 2 is one of his favorite games of […]

Just a little something of interest for you: This was apparently a Japanese magazine ad of some sort (going by the filename) for the 1989 Nintendo Famicom release of Rockman 2, and was scanned from the Feburary 1989 issue of “Beep: Magazine for Game Kids” published in Japan by Softbank Publishing,” according to Carl’s Blog […]

411mania.com recently interviewed Minoru Nakai, Producer of Capcom’s upcoming Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and a former member of the team which developed the Rockman DASH/MegaMan Legends and Toron ni Kobun/The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. The interview, which can be found in full here, took the time to ask about Nakai’s past work on […]

Penny Arcade has added a new item to their line of gamer apparel that will allow Mega Man fans to show just how much they love the Blue Bomber. $17.99 is the price tag, and it comes in both men’s and women’s babydoll varieties. News credit: Penny Arcade LanceHeartlocalhost/tmmn

Well what do you know. Only a week after Japan, Mega Man-mania continues on the Wii in North America too. In about 50 minutes from my writing this, Mega Man 3 should become available on the Wii’s Virtual Console. Considered the last “good” Mega Man game by some, it should be a fine addition to […]

Some time ago, the existence of a series of Revoltech-like Rockman Zero figures was discovered, instantly appealing to many fans of the series and spreading like wildfire around the internet as people wondered where to find them. And while we unfortunately can’t give you any surefire answers to that, we can let you know there […]

Recently, a member of the Destructoid community named Cranieum made some costumes for himself and his kids in order to go trick-or-treating as part of Captain N: The Game Master’s N-Team. After showing how he created the costumes (seen in the link above), the true test came on Halloween night as the team took their […]